Atherton Scenics LCA - WWII - D-Day British Landing Craft Assault-Second hand-M7369

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Atherton Scenics WWII British Landing Craft Assault

• Hand Painted
• Color: as show in photos
• Size: 14.5" Long x 5" wide x 2.75 inches tall at tallest point
• New
• Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a landing craft used extensively in World War II. Its primary purpose was to ferry troops from transport ships to attack enemy-held shores
• Typically constructed of hardwood planking and selectively clad with armour plate, this shallow-draft, barge-like boat with a crew of four could ferry an infantry platoon of 31, with space to spare for five additional specialist troops, to shore at 7 knots (13 km/h). Men generally entered the boat by walking over a gangplank from the boat deck of a troop transport as the LCA hung from its davits. When loaded, the LCA was lowered into the water. Soldiers exited by the boat's bow ramp.